Fluffy Ball: "Does anyone have emergency supplies? Severe injuries here! Bandages aren’t working—I can trade Primary and Advanced 3D Attribute Boost Pills!"
The messages were sent over a dozen times, starting as text but eventually turning into voice notes, with the voice growing weaker and weaker.
Qi Xu quickly tagged him.
"I have a Universal Injury Treatment Card. It should heal your wounds, but I can’t guarantee it’ll fully restore your Health Points."
The other side was too weak to even speak and immediately sent over the Primary and Advanced 3D Attribute Boost Pills.
"Deal. My Health Points are already down to 8. Even if it doesn’t work, I’ll take it. If it weren’t for the bread you sold me during that 10-day starvation period, I’d have been dead long ago..."
Qi Xu hurriedly sent over the card.
Three minutes later, Fluffy Ball replied: "Aaaaaah, I’m alive! My Health Points went up to 39! The rest I can recover slowly!"
Qi Xu hesitated for a moment, then sent over a Health Sandwich he’d obtained from the White Fox.
It could restore 5 Health Points—a lifesaving item in critical moments. But trading just one Primary Treatment Card for two 3D Attribute Boost Pills felt like too good a deal.
He didn’t want to take advantage of someone in distress.
Fluffy Ball refused, selecting "Decline Receipt."
"No need, no need! I have a bed—sleeping overnight will restore a lot of Health Points. I’ll be fine."
Invincible Black Whirlwind chimed in: "Take it. Just one treatment card is a bit of a loss for you."
Fluffy Ball: "Not at all, big bro! It saved my life at a critical moment (╥_╥)."
Qi Xu sent it again: "Take it. I don’t really need it right now. Let’s all stay alive, grow stronger together, and gather more useful supplies. Next time, you might be the one saving my life."
Since it was urgent, Qi Xu hadn’t private-messaged Fluffy Ball, so the entire chat was visible to everyone. This move undeniably earned him a lot of goodwill.
He had the strength of a top player, the demeanor of one, yet none of the arrogance...
One insisted on giving more supplies, while the other kept refusing—everyone watching felt warmed by the exchange.
Especially after the mentally taxing "Frozen Wonderland" dungeon, it felt like some of the cracks in their hearts had been mended...
In the end, Fluffy Ball accepted it with endless gratitude.
Qi Xu added him to the main group and privately messaged: "Next time you’re in a hurry, ask in the group chat. The main lobby messages refresh too fast—hard to get noticed."
Fluffy Ball: "Got it! Thanks, big bro! Love you! Mwah!"
Only then did Qi Xu notice the Boast Points in the top-right corner were rising again.
And fast!!!
Qi Xu hadn’t even felt like he was boasting—he’d just spoken his mind—yet... it worked.
The points had already reached 43,000, just under 7,000 short of the 50,000 milestone.
Qi Xu couldn’t help but feel a little excited! A Diamond Supply Box! No one in the server should have gotten one yet.
It seemed the first player in each server to obtain a Diamond-tier (or higher) supply box would get a server-wide announcement.
But when the Boast Points hit 44,000+, the growth slowed, eventually stalling just shy of 45,000.
Before Qi Xu could dwell on the disappointment, he was distracted by the bizarre ordeal shared by Warwolf009 in the small group chat.
Warwolf009 was usually a tough, no-complaints kind of guy.
But...
Old White Dragon in the Waves tagged him: "What’s the deal, bro? Only ranked 100th?"
Warwolf009: "You have no idea what kind of lunatic I ran into... I don’t even know where she got the confidence to sign up for the dungeon. Swear to god, I never trash-talk people behind their backs."
Chinese Master Chef perked up, sending a smirk emoji: "Do tell."
Warwolf009: "I tanked the monsters while she was supposed to harvest Frostbloom Crystals. I even gave her the knife. But she couldn’t cut a single one. By the time I’d killed five Snowball Monsters, she hadn’t collected a single crystal."
Old White Dragon in the Waves: "Hahaha! That explains it!"
Retired Magical Boy: "Still getting 12 Frostbloom Crystals out of that is pretty impressive."
Warwolf009: "Yeah, I was harvesting and fighting at the same time—it was brutal. The worst part? When we were splitting the loot, she said 'ladies first' and demanded 8 crystals. [Smile]"
Watch Me Cut You Down: "The audacity! What’s her name? I’ll go yell at her."
Warwolf009: "Nah, forget it. I lost my temper and threatened her—didn’t give her a single crystal in the end."
Watch Me Cut You Down: "I’ve got a daily quest where I have to insult people..."
Chinese Master Chef: "Hahaha! That’s even worse than my daily cooking requirement."
Watch Me Cut You Down: "[Smile]"
Invincible Black Whirlwind: "@Warwolf009, mad respect. Fighting and harvesting at the same time, and still walking away with 12 crystals!"
Warwolf009: "Nearly died for it. My thigh’s still bleeding."
Qi Xu sent Warwolf009 a Hemostatic Bandage: "Take it. I’ve got plenty of supplies."
Warwolf009 sent back 5 Vehicle Upgrade Fragments: "Alright, won’t stand on ceremony."
Qi Xu chuckled. Five Vehicle Upgrade Fragments? That wasn’t "not standing on ceremony"—it was practically market price.
After some more banter, everyone went their separate ways.
Qi Xu checked his stash of 3D Attribute Boost Pills—exactly two each of Primary, Intermediate, and Advanced.
If he swallowed them all at once, his stats would jump by 24 points!
But... after the last time left him writhing in pain, Qi Xu wasn’t about to make that mistake again.
He first placed a Primary 3D Attribute Boost Pill into the Universal Copy-Paste Box, only to find the replication cost impossibly high. Defeated, he gave up.
Then he swallowed an Advanced pill. His stats rose by 6 points each, and this time, the pain was manageable—just a tingling, swollen sensation.
Emboldened, he took a Primary pill.
The moment the pain flared up, he stopped, did a set of exercises to burn off the excess energy, and waited until the discomfort faded before continuing.
Originally, he planned to save the rest for the next day, but like a dog unable to leave leftovers in its bowl, Qi Xu couldn’t rest until they were all consumed.
By 2 AM, only one Advanced pill remained. The rest were gone.
He finally slept peacefully, and the first thing he did upon waking was swallow that last pill!
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